Gender networks are crimes and harmful behaviors that are perpetrated primarily because of a person’s gender, and often disproportionately affect women. Here are the types of gender crimes and how to defend yourself.
Gender-based crimes, also known as gender-related crimes or gender-based violence, refer to a range of crimes and harmful behaviours that are perpetrated primarily because of a person’s sex , and which often disproportionately affect women. These crimes are based on gender discrimination and contribute to maintaining inequalities of power between the sexes.
Gender-based crimes: types of violence against women
- Domestic violence: Violent or coercive acts committed by a male partner against his female partner. It can include physical, sexual, psychological and economic abuse.
- Stalking: Obsessive and persecutory behavior that is usually directed by a male individual toward a female and may include threats, telephone or online harassment, and invasion of privacy.
- Rape and sexual assault: Crimes involving the use of force, intimidation or sexual coercion against a person without their consent. Victims are often women, although men can be victims of these crimes.
- Forced marriage and female genital mutilation: acts that aim to control and oppress women, often in specific cultural contexts.
- Honor killing: Committed to preserve the “honor” of the family, often when a woman is found guilty of behavior considered “dishonorable,” such as extramarital affairs.
- Discrimination and harassment in the workplace: When women are treated unfairly or experience sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Human Trafficking: Women are often victims of human trafficking for sexual and labor exploitation.
